The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-08

SpreckleS had gone on absorbing sugar plan
taIlons and sugar mills, but not altogether
without opposition. His monopoly of the
sugar trade on the Pacific coast had reused
strong feeling against him, and rival sugar
company was formed At first King Claus
laughed at the opposition. He then became
serious, ana next lost his temper at finding
Lhat the newcomers meant to fight to the
finish. He lowered his rates and the opposi-
tion went him 1-2c better He tried to bluff
on another startling reduction, but again the
opposition saw him and went Lee. lower
linen Claus made splurge that meant the
loss OF half million, and was expected to
wipe the new sugar company off the face of
hawall and California, but the late arrivals
only set their teeth and hung on They are
hanging on yet, but now it is King Claus
who seems to be having the liveliest part of
the battle.
The change in the relations of the rival
sugar combinations was partly brought
about by the talent" which King Claus
had imported for the ediication and glor;-
ncatlon of the Court of Hawaii One by
one the influential members of the Cabinet
had gone back on their creator and ptostra-
ted themselves before the rising sun repre-
scented by Herman Bendel, the prosperous
San Francisco grocer. Finally the climax
was reached. The control of the sugar
trade was wrested from King Claus and
Herman Bendel, and his re-
o onery the company nGyges got ,na,9s+ firm grasp
Cannibal Islands. While all this was going
on the Cabinet and King had with cold
Dlooded discrimination managed to borrow
$3.50, 900 from Spreckels, which sum was
speedily exhausted by the living expenses of
the court, the laureate's salary, the histo-
rian's rewards, and the perquisits of Attor-
ney General Newmann and the Cabinet
generally.
Then the imported and native combina-
ton of talent got their heads together and
resolved to add insult to the injuries already
Gone King Claus. Spreckels had offered to
loan the government the money it actually
needed and take bonds for the same The
Cabinet, however, inspired His Majesty Kala-
kau with the idea that any further transac-
lions with King Spreckels would be
derogatory to the government that Claus,
notwithstanding his wealth and aspirations,
was still at heart a corner grocervman and
had no thought worthy of an empire as vast
and progressive as that of the Hawaiian
Islands. 1t was further suggested to his
majesty that as 1887 was likely to be an ex-
citing year all over the world, it behooved
a monarch as potent as the descendant of
the great Kamehameha to be properly
equipped for social intercourse with the
crowned heads of the world This, it was
argued, could only be done by having an iron
clad frigate or a couple of them built. The
scheme when fully unfolded contemplated
the floating of a loan of S4,0O0,0OO in
London if possible, but if not possible there,
then anywhere that confiding bondholders
could be found When King Spreckels was
informed of the project he extracted por-
lions of his venerable beard in the first
paroxysm of his rage. Then he rushed on
board his fastest steamer, plowed down
under full head of steam to Honolulu. and
demanded a reconstruction of the Cabinet
the dismissal of several of the chief CON
spirators, and an immediate abandonment
of the four million loan project. Kalakaua
had, however, been well braced for the in
terview by logical, moral and other neces-
sary stimulantS, and he manfully
negatived all of King SpreckelS'
peremptory demands. Then Spreckels,
it is said, called for the liquidation
of his claims against the royal exchequer
This also was vetoed, and in a towering
passion the autocrat of all the Cannibal
Islands rushed back to the Hawaiian hotel
and got together all his knightly decora-
tions, presented in days past by the CRATE
full and submissive deputy monarch,
Kalakaua. The scene which took place
when the now hostile monarchs again came
face to face in the royal audience chamber
is said to have been very dramatic. History
has unfortunately not preserved the exact
language used by King Spreckles on the
memorable occasion, but it is on record and
indisputable that he concluded the interview
by hauling the knightly stars, medals, and
carriers out of his small clothes and hurting
them on the tessellated floor of the palace.
Since then the chasm has been widened
rather than bridged. Soon after King
Spreckles got back to San Francisco Herman
Bendel, the grocer, who was one of the
active members of the rival sugar company
was called to Hawaii by special command
of His Majesty Kalakaua. Speculation as
to the motive of this edict was rife i'll mer-
camille and corner grocery circles while Mr.
Bendel was dallying with Hawaiian prin-
cesses among the banana groves of Hilo and
Mani When he came back, however, it
was noticed that Mr.. Bendel walked with
more erect carriage, and that when his old
corner-grOcery acquaintance hailed him
across the street his response lacked
the ELUSIVE cordiality of earlier days. One
afternoon a week after his return Mr.. Ben
del called his confidential bookkeeper into
the private office, and, after carefully lock-
ing the door, went to the safe and extracted
therefrom q small plush-cOvered box. Care
fully opening this precious casket, Mr.. Ben
dell lifted from the velvety interior whereon
it reposed Maltese Cross in gold suspended
from a ribbon of blue, red and yellow Mr.
Bender pinned bne Cross 10 UDe ldpel Oh MS
black cloth coat, stuck his thumbs in his
vest, and turned proudly toward his book
keeper.
'Ah, you hat join the Grand Army, Mr..
Bendel,n cried the confidential employee.
Mr. Bendel nearly tainted; but, master
ing his emotion by tremendous effort, he
corrected the humiliating mistake.
II hat join nothinks,n he exclaimed. II
have been made the Kmght-Sir Knight
auf Hawaii. | take the place of Claus
Spreckels. No longer it is Sir Knight Claus
Spreckels. It is Sir Knight Herman Ben
dell Vat you drinks, ehf'
T Tho admiring bookkeeper thought SO
loudly and enthusiastically that his salary
was raised $40 year on the spot.
''You must no gif it avay-keep it nit
yourself" whispered Mr.. Bendel to the
bookkeeper, as the happy accountant
moved back toward his desk again.
Next day the news was in every corner
grocery in town and the day after a San
Francisco paper published the fact that
Herman Bendel was a Knight of Hawaii,
vice Claus Spreckels, resigned.
Mr.. Bendel was so incensed at the expose
that he raised the bookkeeper's salary $40
more and immediately got a corner on all
the newspapers with the offensive news in
them. For the next week one of
the clerks was busy mailing the
papers to various parts of the United
States and Germany where the intelligence
of the JSnightly creation would be most en-
oil Ia rapaiUnI